labor day bang

Hi folks, Guided a double yesterday on Labor day and the smallmouth bass fishing was very good.  Pretty good weekend of guiding and fishing for bass.  Looks like rain for the next couple of days which is really needed.  Water temperature on the lake I was on was 73 degrees and the river we fished last night was 72 degrees.  Slight south wind yesterday with decent morning fog.  Saw no one fishing this weekend.  Nice having the water to ourselves.  Cast a lot of poppers to bass yesterday and even mixed in the spin rod with incredible edible Senko.  Landed a 18.25" and 16" smallmouth off the top in the morning.  Big strong fish who were holding in skinny water adjacent to downed wood and rock.  We also picked off lots of little bass.  We just covered water and kept casting.  In the afternoon we fished several large pools with low clear water and the smnallmouth were willing and jumping.  We landed 10 smallmouth between 1lb and 2lbs.  Good fun on light gear.  Been an awesome summer for bass fishing, yet I am now ready to chase trout if we get a cool down.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy